Jane Eyre

Who is Bertha Mason Rochester from Jane Eyre and what is their importance?

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Bertha is Mr. Rochester's first wife. She is described as a beautiful woman, and although Rochester is unaware of the insanity in her family, he soon learns firsthand that she suffers from the same madness that afflicted her mother.

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Jane Eyre